Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-12-17
A CHURCH ~cof.VrNTiON.

Meeting OF Drlega eS OF The VARIOUS
Chu ches TO Col $ der the work of the
Cturcn as Reiatiny to Temperance, The
Working Pes pie, anu individual Christi
arity.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-One Of the
most important religious conferences
held in this country since the convoca-
ton of the P~an-Anglican synod assem-
bled here this morning IA response to
the call issued by the Evangelical alli-
ance of the United States. There are
at least 1900 delegates in attendance
representing the different denonina-
tions of Christians in tins country, in
Guiding two ~Episcopalian bishops, two
Methodist bishops, and representatives
OF the Congregational, Presbyterian,
Baptist, United Pre- by .~erian, Reformed
Datch, Reformed Lutheran and osher
churches. The ca i0i the conference
is signed by some II t6e most prOMi-
nent ministers and lasy men IN the oan
try, anorg them WtAiam f Dodge,
president of the Evangelical ALTAR &c;
John Jay, chairman OF toe executive
commlttee; President McCosh. Philips
Brooks, Bishop Andrews. oI the Meth
dist cbNrcb; Bishop Clark, If the E;)is-
eopal; DIR. Storrs, Gea. Howard, Haw-
ard Crosby, Presidents Norshrop. Pres
ident Seelye, John IL Vincent, Geooge
ii. St2art, and Bishops Fostci, Fsss,
White, Bedell and Burst. Over II scar
ago a preliminary conference of a0
gentlemen was held At the residence OF
Mr.. VIM. i. Dodge, OF NV York. the
president OF the Alliance When the ger
eral plan Of the prs>ent sblon
was omitted and tbs 90 operation of
Rev. Josiah Strong, NJ nor of tbs re-
marketable book .Our Country" and at
that time connected with the Home
Missionary societS of the C~ongrega-
tiopal church, was secured TO sid in
carry iDg out the work. Mr.. Strong
was prevailed upon TO accept the posi-
ton of permanent secretary of the
alliance, aud he has rendered very VAL
uable assistance 10 Mr. Dodge IN pre-
pairing All the Diet lis of The meeting.
The main object Of the conference is To
secure a more genera ard hearty co
operation among the different denomi-
nations of the country. 1he confer
esce assembled shor ~ after
8 o'clock, in he Congregational
church, the o euing "a dress
being delivered b. William Z, Dodge,
and the address Of welcome and greet
ing by Bishop Andrews. The morning
exerc Ses closed 10y the reading Of an
Important and interesting paper en-
titled The City as Il Peril Rev. Dan
iel Dorchester, DID, and Rev. Simon
j. Mcpherson. ID d.. taking prominent
part in the protracted discussion. A
knowledge OF the general scope and
aims Of the conference can be derived
from the syllabus referred to in the
and opportunities of the Christian
church and countryP 2. Car
any of them be met BEES
by = hearty cooperation of AL evan,
gelical Christians, which without detri
ment to any dencmiuational interests,
. will serve the welfare of the whole
church, 8. What are the best meari
to secure such cooperation, and walker
: the whole church 10 It's responsibility
Upon thy re-assembling of the confer
ence this afternoon a very interesting
paper on "Immigration,n prepared by
Professor Hjalmur II Boy viii
l engage the attention of the meeting Il
be followed by others on ''Fhe Misuse
of Wealth." by President NJ +. Gates
: IL. d., and "Estrapgemsnt from the
; Church." Bishop Hurst, and Rev
: Arthur L. Pierson. u. u, leading IN Tn,
! discussion on the latter subject. a
this evenings Session q pap r on vi
tramontanism will be read by Bishol
5 A. Cleveland Coke. ID. d., and on ''Th'
G saloon by Rev. X. 5 Macarthur
: Among the more eminent divines anC
/. others taking an active part in the de
| alterations and work of the confcrenc,
are President James McCosh, ID. u.
:, Princeton; Bishop Saniue! Harris, Hon
: Seth Low, Rev. Washington GLADDEN.
Col. j. l.. Greene, Rev. A. G.. Hayg,od
: f.. Fl. Rogers, President Gilman, LII
D.; Rev. James Kirg. Rev. w. +
. Hatcher. ID. d., OF Richmond, Vir
ginia; Prof. George L. Pot, d. d., NJ
d.; Rev. +. +. Russell, ID d.; Rev, A f
S~ehauffner, Rev. A. j Gordon, ID. ID.
and others. Incidental to the nair
subjects announced for discussion b,
the conference on the cali, the neccs
sity CT extending the scheme Of Chri,
tian institutions beyond its prosen
area; the provisions Of more adequat,
| churcn accommodations for the ma Ses
the growth Of Individual ChrIstilnIty
7 the discomfort Of woT6iugmen; ~,
> growing spirit If anarchy and lawless
ness and social i~mmoralItjcs, viii coine
within the purview IS the meeting. Ia,
exalted character OF those who were in
strumental in organizing the ENang"ii
, cal alliance Itself and under whose ans
/ pices and dir, ctlon this important Goa
I. f,rence has been call q, the dis,
tinguished learnicg and ut inments o
. al the delegates taking par, IN IT'S de
b ties and proceedings wi result II
t such lines of aciion bring taken bctor,
! the conference adjnurrs q. 10 neccssa
rily lead to uauy OF tie -ocial ref rfn'
, and ameliorations q emJi8tfd los IT.